While the average American family earned $64,293 in the past year, those in a few select places did much, much better. Check out the gallery above for a look at the 20 richest ZIP codes in America, and five more were earnings were too high for the Census Bureau to measure. less

While the average American family earned $64,293 in the past year, those in a few select places did much, much better. Check out the gallery above for a look at the 20 richest ZIP codes in America, and five ... more

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20. 11030: Located at Manhasset, N.Y., this ZIP code is home to 4,758 families where the median family income is $208,871. A mall parking lot there is pictured above.

20. 11030: Located at Manhasset, N.Y., this ZIP code is home to 4,758 families where the median family income is $208,871. A mall parking lot there is pictured above.

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19. 19085: Located at Villanova, Penn., this ZIP code is home to 1,571 families where the median family income is $209,306. The city is probably best known for its college basketball, pictured above.

19. 19085: Located at Villanova, Penn., this ZIP code is home to 1,571 families where the median family income is $209,306. The city is probably best known for its college basketball, pictured above.

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18. 90272: Located at Pacific Palisades, Calif., this ZIP code is home to 6,499 families where the median family income is $209,417. Above, actress Ali Larter starts a polo match.

18. 90272: Located at Pacific Palisades, Calif., this ZIP code is home to 6,499 families where the median family income is $209,417. Above, actress Ali Larter starts a polo match.

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17. 28207: Located at Charlotte, N.C., this ZIP code is home to 2,193 families where the median family income is $210,144. The stock car track is in another city, actually.

17. 28207: Located at Charlotte, N.C., this ZIP code is home to 2,193 families where the median family income is $210,144. The stock car track is in another city, actually.

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16. 10538: Located at Larchmont, N.Y., this ZIP code is home to 4,492 families where the median family income is $210,521.

16. 10538: Located at Larchmont, N.Y., this ZIP code is home to 4,492 families where the median family income is $210,521.

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15. 10075: Located at Manhattan, N.Y., this ZIP code is home to 5,665 families where the median family income is $211,841.

15. 10075: Located at Manhattan, N.Y., this ZIP code is home to 5,665 families where the median family income is $211,841.

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14. 75205: Located at Highland Park, Dallas, Texas, this ZIP code is home to 5,045 families where the median family income is $211,859. Pictured above, the George W. Bush Presidential Center.

14. 75205: Located at Highland Park, Dallas, Texas, this ZIP code is home to 5,045 families where the median family income is $211,859. Pictured above, the George W. Bush Presidential Center.

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13. 10022: Located at Manhattan, N.Y., this ZIP code is home to 5,994 families where the median family income is $212,154. St. Patrick’s Cathedral, pictured above, is located at this ZIP.

13. 10022: Located at Manhattan, N.Y., this ZIP code is home to 5,994 families where the median family income is $212,154. St. Patrick’s Cathedral, pictured above, is located at this ZIP.

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12. 90077: Located at Bel Air, Los Angeles, Calif., this ZIP code is home to 2,402 families where the median family income is $216,500. And yes, that's Paris Hilton.

12. 90077: Located at Bel Air, Los Angeles, Calif., this ZIP code is home to 2,402 families where the median family income is $216,500. And yes, that's Paris Hilton.

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11. 10580: Located at Rye, N.Y., this ZIP code is home to 4,492 families where the median family income is $216,810. That's Fred Couples golfing there.

11. 10580: Located at Rye, N.Y., this ZIP code is home to 4,492 families where the median family income is $216,810. That's Fred Couples golfing there.

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10. 02468: Located at Waban, Mass., this ZIP code is home to 1,480 families where the median family income is $218,977. Above, members of Wellesley College crew team hit Lake Waban.

10. 02468: Located at Waban, Mass., this ZIP code is home to 1,480 families where the median family income is $218,977. Above, members of Wellesley College crew team hit Lake Waban.

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9. 02493: Located at Weston, Mass., this ZIP code is home to 2,854 families where the median family income is $220,441. Photo by Yokado@Flickr.

9. 02493: Located at Weston, Mass., this ZIP code is home to 2,854 families where the median family income is $220,441. Photo by Yokado@Flickr.

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8. 06840: Located at New Canaan, Conn., this ZIP code is home to 5,333 families where the median family income is $223,949.

8. 06840: Located at New Canaan, Conn., this ZIP code is home to 5,333 families where the median family income is $223,949.

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7. 06890: Located at Southport, Conn., this ZIP code is home to 1,181 families where the median family income is $226,023.

7. 06890: Located at Southport, Conn., this ZIP code is home to 1,181 families where the median family income is $226,023.

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6. 10069: Located at Manhattan, N.Y., this ZIP code is home to 1,315 families where the median family income is $226,321. Riverside Park, pictured above.

6. 10069: Located at Manhattan, N.Y., this ZIP code is home to 1,315 families where the median family income is $226,321. Riverside Park, pictured above.

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5. 60022: Located at Glencoe, Ill., this ZIP code is home to 2,287 families where the median family income is $227,917.

5. 60022: Located at Glencoe, Ill., this ZIP code is home to 2,287 families where the median family income is $227,917.

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4. 10514: Located at Chappaqua, N.Y., this ZIP code is home to 3,522 families where the median family income is $228,456. The Clintons moved there after leaving the White House.

4. 10514: Located at Chappaqua, N.Y., this ZIP code is home to 3,522 families where the median family income is $228,456. The Clintons moved there after leaving the White House.

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3. 10576: Located at Pond Ridge, N.Y., this ZIP code is home to 1,618 families where the median family income is $236,759. Photo by Christbkes@Flickr.

3. 10576: Located at Pond Ridge, N.Y., this ZIP code is home to 1,618 families where the median family income is $236,759. Photo by Christbkes@Flickr.

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2. 06883: Located at Weston, Conn., this ZIP code is home to 2,753 families where the median family income is $237,250.

2. 06883: Located at Weston, Conn., this ZIP code is home to 2,753 families where the median family income is $237,250.

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1. 06820: Located at Darien, Conn., this ZIP code is home to 5,355 families where the median family income is $238,464. That’s Melissa Joan Hart at a party in Darien.

1. 06820: Located at Darien, Conn., this ZIP code is home to 5,355 families where the median family income is $238,464. That’s Melissa Joan Hart at a party in Darien.

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06870: Located at Old Greenwich, Conn., this ZIP code is home to 1,853 families where the median family income is more than $250,000. Income in this ZIP was too high for the Census Bureau to accurately measure or assign a margin of error. Photo by pvsbon@Flickr. less

06870: Located at Old Greenwich, Conn., this ZIP code is home to 1,853 families where the median family income is more than $250,000. Income in this ZIP was too high for the Census Bureau to accurately measure ... more

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94027: Located at Atherton, Calif., this ZIP code is home to 1,921 families where the median family income is more than $250,000. Income in this ZIP was too high for the Census Bureau to accurately measure.

94027: Located at Atherton, Calif., this ZIP code is home to 1,921 families where the median family income is more than $250,000. Income in this ZIP was too high for the Census Bureau to accurately measure.

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10007: Located at Manhattan, N.Y., this ZIP code is home to 1,138 families where the median family income is more than $250,000. Income in this ZIP was too high for the Census Bureau to accurately measure. Pictured above is the Woolworth Building. less

10007: Located at Manhattan, N.Y., this ZIP code is home to 1,138 families where the median family income is more than $250,000. Income in this ZIP was too high for the Census Bureau to accurately measure. ... more

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07078: Located at Short Hills, N.J., this ZIP code is home to 3,522 families where the median family income is more than $250,000. Income in this ZIP was too high for the Census Bureau to accurately measure.

07078: Located at Short Hills, N.J., this ZIP code is home to 3,522 families where the median family income is more than $250,000. Income in this ZIP was too high for the Census Bureau to accurately measure.

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06853: Located at Norwalk, Conn., this ZIP code is home to 1,025 families where the median family income is more than $250,000. Income in this ZIP was too high for the Census Bureau to accurately measure.

06853: Located at Norwalk, Conn., this ZIP code is home to 1,025 families where the median family income is more than $250,000. Income in this ZIP was too high for the Census Bureau to accurately measure.

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10282: Located at Manhattan, N.Y., this ZIP code is home to 1,298 families where the median family income is more than $250,000. Income in this ZIP was too high for the Census Bureau to accurately measure. This ZIP is home to Goldman Sachs, pictured above. less

10282: Located at Manhattan, N.Y., this ZIP code is home to 1,298 families where the median family income is more than $250,000. Income in this ZIP was too high for the Census Bureau to accurately measure. This ... more

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Where Americans earn the most income

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Where are Americans taking home the most?

The Census Bureau answered that and more in recently released new survey results that breakdown incomes down to the ZIP code. Check out the gallery above to see where Americans are earning the most.

The numbers included above are the median family income for each ZIP code, meaning they represent the income of a family smack in the middle of the income spectrum.

The “median” family has an equal number of families earning more or less in their ZIP code. Median income figures tend not to be inflated by a small group of high income individuals, as happens when reviewing the average or mean income.

The numbers used in the gallery above come from the Census Bureau’s five-year American Community Survey, the deepest look the Census Bureau offers aside from its decadal review.

Here’s what you should know about these numbers and how we’ve used them.

Because a ZIP code area may not include many families, these numbers are prone to large margins of error. In some cases, they’re nearly meaningless because those margins are so high.

To make this exercise in comparative wealth useful, we discarded results where the margin of error was greater than 20 percent of the annual income for a ZIP code. Doing so meant leaving out all ZIP codes with fewer than 1,000 families and discarding many lower population ZIP codes. Including them would have meant putting forward numbers we knew to be very unreliable.

The numbers used here are for family income, as opposed to household income. The Census Bureau defines a family as two or more people related by birth, marriage or adoption living in the same household. While this definition fails to count some families, it does offer a picture of incomes in an area that doesn’t have the same distortions as accountings of household or individual earnings alone.